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  1. 1. n. Delay. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The act of dilating, or the state of being dilated; expansion; dilatation. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. the act of expanding an aperture Source: wordnet
  5. 5. Delay. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. The act of dilating, or the state of being dilated; expansion; dilatation. Mrs. Browning. At first her eye with slow dilation rolled. Tennyson. A gigantic dilation of the hateful figure. Dickens. Source: webster
  6. 6. Delay. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Source: adambom
  7. 7. n:100 n. a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic n. the act of expanding an aperture Source: ecdict

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